SOUTHWEST KANSU IS A LAND OF RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS
Tsingkwei lies southeast of Choni (see map, page 576). A fair idea of the character of much ofthe
Kansu
territory
can
be
obtained
from
this
vista, which unfolds before one looking downstream toward the village. Bordering the river are freshlyplanted
fields.
Though
this
region
ispastoral,
rather than agricultural, cereals and some cotton and tobacco are grown in the fertile valleys. Some ofthe
hills
are
wooded.
The
elevation
of
Tsing
kwei is about 8,000 feet, practically the same as that of Choni.